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Konata-chan is the moral equivalent of Igor from Dorktower. His motto is:
"IT MUST BE MINE!!!"
(www.dorktower.com) been around a few years in print form and a funny take on general hobby fandom.

aye, I'm kind of torn ... a.f.k. does some wonderous work in typesetting, style and in general its just very professional. Their localization translation is *really* good (the "staring contest" versus the "funny face contest" being the only bobble I've noticed) -- I just personally prefer a more literal translation so I keep checking other works.

This is one of those series that I'll probably keep two or more complete sets of from different groups (and buy the R1 release as well).

That may not be an exact translation, but none of the translations for this series have been exact thus far.

There isn't, and never will be, something such as an "exact" translation. There is a loss in every translation made.

I'm very fond of afk's translation, mainly because, being a translation student, their versions are the most professional ones, the ones that require less "extra" knowledge from the viewer. But, everyone is free to watch what they like. However, for quotes I'll probably stick with the original Japanese, to cause as less confusion as possible.

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a.f.k.'s "Ka-ching" makes perfect sense, but it just doesn't have the rib-tickling charm of what's actually said (mind you a lot of that charm comes from how Konata says it - but that's a topic for another thread).

I admit, I *snorked* at that. In this case I'd rather that they had kept the GET and just added a note for non-otaku explaining it.

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Originally Posted by Vexx

This may be the first anime I end up doing my own translation of because I'm unhappy with particular choices in segments of each and every effort.

It may kill me, but I'm thinking of doing the same, for the same reason. The more and more Japanese I learn, the more and more discontent I get with translations not being right on the dot and easy to understand. (And it's not helping that I seem to be getting ignored by one of the sub groups I'm trying to join. )

The weird thing is that Kona-chan is the one I foresee becoming rich and famous later in life, as a seiyuu, movie producer, mangaka, or H-game designer, while Kagami must toil away as an office lady or a neglected housewife.

I read somewhere that "smile" is actually on the menu at McD in Japan?
Truth or Hyperbole?

Yes it is. And as an added trivia, McDonald's Japan is a separate company under McDonald's Holdings Japan, so they have a very high independence on services and quality compared to the McDonald's in the US. Furthermore, it also helps establish a firm customer base by offering free smiles (or so they claim on their corporate philosophy) of the global McDonald's motto "we love to make you smile" (or some variant of that sort).

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Originally Posted by Meophist

Is "GET" really an otaku thing? I thought it was just one of those words taken from English.

"And the TV show ended by saying how young people are becoming increasingly illiterate, but doesn't browsing the Internet and blogging actually improve your literacy?"

Actually blogging and chatting on the internet is hurting people's writing skills as they learn to type in l33t.A lot of schools are repoting how students are actually writing the same way they do in chatrooms

Actually blogging and chatting on the internet is hurting people's writing skills as they learn to type in l33t.A lot of schools are repoting how students are actually writing the same way they do in chatrooms

That's not the Internet's fault. I actually learnt a lot of new words from browsing through the Internet, and "Dictionary.com" is one of my most frequently used plug-ins when I need to check out a word I am not familiar with.

The Internet is a tool. Use it properly, and it will serve you well. It's only when you stop caring about improving your language skills, will you then start learning the "wrong things".